The Sun. — London, England, 1818-04-27 00:00:00

THEATRICAL RF_GISTER. Performed en Saturday Night. Trir..ernz ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.—(2d time), The Jew of : Barabas, Mr. Kean ; Abigail, Mrs. Bartley. After which (3d time), Amoroso. Tur.ATRE Row., COVNT-GARDEN.—Rob Roy Macgregor: Francis. Osbaldistone, Mr. Sinclair; Diana Vernon, Miss Stephens. After which, Who's My Father ? * * *For the COLONIES, and the SOCIETY for the PROPAGATION of the GosrEf. in FOREIGN PARTS, see the First Page ;--aud for the CATHOLIC QUESTION, see the Last Page. MAILS. ARRIVEII—i Waterford, 1 France, 1 Hatnburgb, 1 Flanders: Dec-9 Dublin, 4 Waterford, t Holland, 1 Gottenburgh, 1 Lisbon. PRICE 0 STOCKS THIS DAY AT Tv per Cent. Red...79E 79 781 8 per Cent. C0n5...,.. ELVE 0.01,0 CK. India Stork 2361 237 Ind .985.. 995. pr. Exch. hills, 2d,.. 18s 21s. pr. Ditto, 21d. Cons. for May 79g 80 79i if - . • 4 per Cents 95 * 6 per Cent. N. Ann. 10til'iM Bank L. Ann..2o 7-161 i ;-IG Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the Returns wade in the Week ending the 22d day of April, is 495. 4id. per cwt. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BIUDGE TO.MORROW. Itovning, 23 minutes after 8. J Evening, 53 minutes after . 8. BUSINESS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, THIS DAY. ORDERS OF THE DAY. Slave Trade Acts Amendment Bill; 2d Reading. Copyright Bill; Committee. Conviction of Offenders Rewards Bill ; Committee. Churches Building Bill ; further consideration of Report. Prison Fees (Ireland; Bill; Committee. Cotton Factories Bill; Committee. Encouragement of Partnerships (Ireland) Bill; 2d Reading. Fiducation of the Poor Bill ; Committee. Houses pf Correction Chap lains Bill; Committee. Supply ;- Committee. • Pardons under the Great Seal Bill ; Report. Laud Tat Assessment Bill ; Committee. Purchase-of Game Bill; 2d Reading. Labourers' tl'ages Bill ; 2d Reading. Costs of Suit Bill ; 3d Reading. Ways and Means ; Committee. Supply ; further Consideration of Report (Protestant Charter Schools ) . Savings Banki Act Amendment Bill ; further Consideration of Report. • Parish Vestries Bill ; further Consideration of Report. Spanish Stare Trade Treaty Bill ; Committee. Innkeepers' Bill; :td Reading. Duke of Cambridge's Annuity Bill; Committee. Duchess of Cumberland's Annuity Bill; Committee. Loan Bill ; 2d Reading. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. •' General Hart; further Papers regarding Fines for Illicit Distillation in the North of Ireland. Mr. Synge Cooper; amount of Rewards paid by the Com tuissioners of Inland Rereque for prosecuting persons baring unlicensed Malt in their possession; also Abstracts of Con tracts of the Postmaster-Gcneral (Ireland) with the Proprie tors of Mail Coaches. Mr. Bankes; Grant for purchase of Dr. Burney's Library. (In the Committee of Supply.) PRIVATE BILLS :-.SECOND READINGS. St. Martin's Almshouses. Chancery Clerks. Jordan's (or Price's) Estate. THE SUN. 36LEM chits InCEIO.I FA,LSOM AVDEAT LONDON, MONDAY, APRIL 27, 18i1. DEFERRED STOCK. Thursday Wednesday. SI f. 30c. 8I f. 75c. EXCHANGE ON LONDON. One Month 44 f. In c. Three Months 23 1. A Hamburgh Mail arrived last night, with Pa pers to the 22(1 instant. They state that a Rus sian Squadron of five ships of the line and - three frigates is fitting out at Cronstadt. We have copied au article in the French Pa pers, importing an approaching marriage between the Duke ofsKENT and the Princess Dowager of LINANGE, and we are assured that the report is not without foundation, though it is proper to add, that it is contradicted by some who profess to be in the confidence of his Royal Highness. The Duke of KENT visited his Sister, the Queen Dowager of WIRTEMBERG, before his last return to England ; he had not seen her for thirty three years. Her Majesty has much increased in size, and is grown very like her Royal Father.— She resides at Louisbourg, a few miles from Stut gard, and seems to be very happy. It is not her present intention to return to this country, but she manifested a laudable anxiety to hear of its prosperity, and particularly of its moral and reli gious institutions. LYMINGTON, APRIL 25.—Landed here this morning, the Purser of the Royal George, Captain TIMMINS, with Dispatches from China, with which he proceeded immediately for London.— The Royal George arrived at St. Helena on the 18th, and sailed from thence on the 27th February last, leaving 'there his Majesty's ships Conqueror, Admiral PLAMFIN, Podargus, illusquito, and Grif fon the 'latter had just arrived from Ascension. BUONAPARTE was reported to be in the same state of health as he bad been for , some months, still . confining himself to the house, and refusing to see visitors-.• • - We were the first to announce on Saturday last the intended Insurrectionary Meeting which is to he held on Monday next in SPA...FIELDS ) but we were highly - gratified in learning, soon after our Paper was put to Press, on Saturday, that Go vernment were fully apprized of the whole scheme, and of all the Agents concerned in it. Hence, if it were nut for the vigilance of Government, and we trust we may addits provident vigour also, for the prevention of mischief, the Metropolis might become - the scene of disorder, rebellion, and car nage. We subjoin THE PLACARD which these flagi tious agitators,and pretended reformers,have issued on the occasion. • The incendiary Placard is sub scribed by the names of " HENRY HUNT, Esq., Chairman," " Mr. T. WHATMAN, Secretary," and " THOMAS CUNNINGHAM, Engraver and Printer, 93, Shoe-lane, Fleet-street." Whether the travelling Orator has really given his sanction to his nomination as Chairman of the proposed meeting, or whether the name of T. LVHATMAN Is intended for deception, and to induce the rabble to believe that Mr. WALTHMAN takes any part in these daring and dangerous proceedings, or whether there is any such a person as THOMAS CUNNINGHAM, Engraver and Printer, is more than we know ; but if HUNT has really given his sanction to the measure, and means • to take the Chair, and if the other two are not, fictitious names for the purpose of delusion, we hope that Government will be resolute, firm, and active in guarding the Metropolis from these alarming and indeed dreadful consequences that might other wise ensue : " THE RIGHTS OF BRITONS! A MEETING of the DISFRANCHISED INHABITANTS of MIDDLESEX, agreeable to Public Advertisement, will take plac on Monday, May 4, 1819, in SPA-FIELDS, at Twelve o'Clock at Noon, to PETITION the PRINCE REGENT to take into his Con sideration the Sufferings of the LABOURING PEOPLE, the approximating State of all Industrious Persons (not having entailed Property) towards the same Condition, and the ne cessity of some speedy Relief, founded upon " THE RIGHTS OF ALAN; " The Advantages which would result from bis promoting a Parliamentary Reform, Annual Parliaments, Universal Suf frage, and Vote by Ballot; for supporting the SOCIAL and CIVILIZED RIGHTS of LABOURERS throughout the ThreeKingdorns; from whom proceeds the Splendour, Luxury, and Good, enjoyed by KINGS, PRIESTS, and NOBLES ; for using his Influence to redress prevailing WRONGS, and thereby add to the SECURITY of the CROWN and its GLORY." The Prince of SAXE COBDURG came to town on Saturday morning from Claremont, and after visiting the PRINCE REGENT, with whom ne stay ed four hours, returned to Claremont in the even ling. His Royal Higliness is much recovered in health; he rides out in his curricle occasionally, and very frequently walks. PRIVATE AND AUTHENTIC CORRESPONDENCE. We received yesterday the Pal is Papers of Thursday last. Those of Friday, which were due this morning, have not come to hand. The Cham ber of Deputies continued to be occupied with the Budget. On Wednesday, they proceeded to vote further sums for the expences'of the res pective Ministerial Departments. On the article respecting the Ministry of Justice, a long digres sion took place respecting the affairs of Lyons. It was affirmed on the one side and denied on the other, that there had been a dreadful conspiracy at Lyons, but no new light was thrown upon the actual state of that city. Respecting the ex- Fences of the Ministry of Finance, a long discus sion took place, chiefly technical, in the midst of which, the dinner hour having arrived, the Cham ber adjourned till Thursday. • One of the Journals says—" A Letter from Frankfort, of the 18th April, announces that the marriage of her Highnetis MARIA LOUISA VIC TORIA, Princess of Linange, Princess by birth of Saxe Coburg!) Saalfeldt, with his Royal Highness the Duke of KENT, is at length determined upon. The Pt ivy Councillor, the Baron (le SCHAIITZ, set out on the 17th for Stutgarel, to concert measures upon this subjecf. with the English Minister who resides . in that city." An afftay recently took place at Marseilles be ,tt'teen some seamen belonging to . an Austrian vessel in the harbour and some of the inhabitants of that city, in which one of the latter was killed. The seamen have been in consequence taken into custody. The Emperor of AUSTRIA, it is said, in the course of his journey, means to establish some new commercial regulations in his provinces on the Adriatic. The Decree of the Spanish Government respect ing the Public Debt was published on the 9th in stant. The chief feature of it is what is called the consolidation of the Royal Va;es, or Govern-' ment Paper in circulation, by placing to account One-third only of the nominal value, and allow ing four per cent. interest upon this reduced capi tal. The remaining amount of the Royal Vales thus consolidated not to bear any interest, but to have a contingency of succeeding the former Vales at interest upon their being extinguished. A third class of Vales are only to be paid inte rest when the Government possesses the means. Elie whole object of the Decree is, in point of I act, and in the present state of the Spanish finance, to reduce the Public Debt by a mere stroke of the pen to one,third of it s amount. FIVE PER CENtS. Tuesday..... • Wednesday. 67 f. 70 c. 67 f. 90 c. PARIS, APRIL 21.—1 t is painful to see hew fre quently the most serious matters are treated with levity in the Chamber of Deputies, and vice versa. M. de Puvraoeue had the happy idea of propos ing, in the Sittings of the 1 Sth, a Stamp Duty on all small pamphlets ; this created a great rumour in the House, yet, in the present state of France, nothing was more reasonable. But M. BEUGNOT, who has become a most doughty champion for the Liberty of the Press, since be is no longer at the head of the Police, exclaimed, that it was intended to put new shackles upon it, that the measure proposed would not only fall upon poli tical pamphlets, but also on the productions of the learned, published periodically, &c. &c. The measure would no doubt diminish the number of political pamphlets ; but where would be the harm ? The facility of printing at a low price, induces a number of school-boys, without know ledge or talent, to essay to be literary characters. They take on themselves to defend the most ex travagant opinions, and decide as Doctors on the profoundest political questions, without having the least knowledge of the subject or of mankind; hence this prodigious quantity of contemptible writings with which Paris is inundated. The evil is great, but not where it is generally sup posed to lie. These writings, devoid of wit and art, do not act on public opinion, nor in the least compromise the safety of the State, or even its tranquillity. The Printers and Booksellers accept indiscriminately all that is presented to them, and a trifling profit is the salary of these beardless poli ticians, who, for the pleasure of printing nonsense, and being stiled men of letters, neglect all serious study, and renounce useful professions. It is therefore for the interest of families, which is in timately connected with that of society, that M. PUYMORIN'S proposal merited attention, as well as for the interest of literature. There can be no _doubt that this shoal of .pamphlets, in which the French language and common sense are equally outraged, will contribute to corrupt the taste, and thus be a real injury to letters. I can scarcely fancy that it is in favour of such productions that M. Bsuowyr wishes 'minting to be at a low price, for as to those which possess real merit, it is not the augmentation of a farthing or a halfpenny a sheet that will prevent the sale of a work ; stamped or not stamped, the pamphlets of CONSTANT, CHA.• TEAUBRIANT, BENABEN, &C. will always find nu merous purchasers. Besides, the measure propos ed is a guarantee to the public, and a means of assuring the sale of pamAlets worth the printing, paper, and stamp duty. It being well understood that this 'condition of a stamp duty shall not bring in its train the Censorship, the fear of in juring the publication of small works on the Sciences, the Arts, &c. has no foundation. There are scarcely any publications of this kind that do not receive great encouragement from the French Government, either in pensions, indemnities, or in subscribing for a large number of copies. The measure, therefore, is without any inconveniences, and presents great advantages ; but even did it press hard in some particular cases, an exception ought to have no effect on a general rule. In England, pamphlets are subject to a duty of 2d. per sheet ; yet the most violent defenders of an unlimited liberty of the Press do not complain of it. The fact is, we have an old experience of our rights, but the French are as yet only chihh en in legislation, and are frightened at phantoms created by their own imaginations. The proposal of M. Puymmtt4 has bee❑ referred to the examination . of the commissimr ; hence we may expect its far ther discussion. PARIS, APRIL 22.—1 have not yet mentioned the trial of FIEYEE, there is no doubt of its being an evil-disposed work ; there is but one opinion on the subject, but ought he to have been tried for it 1 1 think not ; the work is brilliant in wit, but feeble, and even false, in reasoning; tiresome to read, because perpetual attempts at wii but ill supply the want of good sense. The work ought to have been suffered to die a natural death ; but the officers of the tribunals thought otherwise, and have given a prodigious vogue to a paltry pro duction, the author of which they cannot punish , but these Gentlemen possess more zeal than know ledge, they know nothing of sound and enlight ened policy, and they know not how to discrimi nate between what should be tolerated and what proscribed, in abuses of the Press. In the audience of the Iltb FIEVEB was ridicu lous, through excess of impudence ; he got into a passion, and his fatuity, which never abandons him, revolted the whole Court. In that of the 18th he was more calm and firm, and, no longer trusting to his oratorical powers, he read a long discourse, pretty well and ingeniously written, but, as usual, full of paradoxes. According to him Governments maintain themselves only by right, that there is no necessity for their strong, that they can do without the a ffection 0 f I people, all their principle of existence is in tbeif right; as if right were any thing when 0" ( °l r e ported by strength or' the consent of ..the pe o oo which can only ,Lesult from their love. 'To Ae , vain theory, but` solid fact ; and all historri poses against the absurd doctrine of FiEvs E ' which is as detestable as it is absurd. Accor°l— him, Princes have no need of gaining t he 9ffe d lions of the people, they make themselves l'Rtiet; and neglect to render themselves strong' t have the right on their side, and their Crow" secure. FIRTHE indeed admits, that there smust 11° °i c d shtutions. but they, to take root, must be frBlll o l according to the manners, opinions, and ‘ v3ll9 l3e f the people ; they will only be liked so far as bit are salutary, and from this liking will go wijs l . o 4 and respect. There are only two means of lila s - 0 taining Governments, Strength and Lore' ea u as strength is in its nature inconstant fleeting ) it is the province of love to render if P A " manent. BoomaPARTE had strength On 05 but not love ; what was the consequen ce? r his was abandoned as soon as he was deprive d %jib strength. If the BOURBONS were recei ved s o g such enthusiasm when they re-ascended the tilt° t of their ancestors, it was because the s e° " 11 4 1 1 0 of a want awoke the feelings of a ffectin il To ) hearts of their subjects. Nations, like in tlivivti ott when not led astray by fatal passions, l ove 10 0 is of use to them, and the right is estab listie( r interest. Ftsv E E ought not to have los t sis' o o this truth. You perhaps remember his f a° t o letter printed in a Collection published (iticiP; Directory, and reprinted, some time since' t a hv the Paris Papers, Its is a reply to a Pe rs°ll. • n iti wished to engage him for the Boussol4s as you will see, he does not beat about the y ot He tells him plainly, that he will not giv e bill o ori and his time for nothing.—r‘ I love forts," says he, " what is necessary 4 "°' - 1 10 0 for me. must !vve superfluities. 1 ` vii. o fls horses, a country house to breathe the air ' : town house to enjoy the pleasures date e ll : 43 ,0 cannot change myself. To be as 1 8 shail soon arrange matters." I" `ll' ;sfied , for be le I forn t is ap u p s e i a n rs h t is ha d t ef . e l n E c l7: , ito ft t never hat h he seen wa I s t i m, well testified satis,fi s e t d iva o v i ts i l t ts t i i la i l m tel b -K- i o s i h n gbe isvrnre l services, what is still more piquant, It is, that he P 1) 0 , BUONAPARTE was not at the same time di ' s i 3 olit fled d rt w o i f th b l i i s im. Correspond ence, t h at li e '0 „„, ob i Thuslte inform s us infotl:teld''o,o reign of the Usurper very supp o rtable, fr'".- if i I conclude, that he then had horses, coi- t ier town and country house, in short, 6 °P er° :tetb A TuEuAtUsaiANT, persecuted. at the I t same , p eFt ii0:v1,101::::40;41, C bu ll t expresses it, a tolerable situation ; but ro be IV was, RS t be reseed st oe llFel ribasebvclEaaeing) because t ch ar a c te r tn : l : ei tl o , llp. i l s i b m uch ii.c, aiog i is %t ell known , 1 0 0 4 reads them through, because they ar e CO° ,:i ii i,, outs. Thus these wiseacr i e ik s e o l f c t a lt u e: iihbuisulliPrs; or s‘tiodt: increased the scandal, by attracting t ° tile °, the public curiosity. Prudence at ld %jel l° sense would have said., let it alone , t° death of the rest of his wtitings. $ gA fo will give a gra — nd W e e n d te THEQUEEN v et o' House, at which tier MAJESTY and ° l " er t i br f , i , hers of the Royal Family, together ol t i n ii De r i t number of distinguished fashionablesi 4 .‘";he o ,e a sent. The entertainment will he 0 ' f - i be Lid' e r sd tai a l y n n e e n xt t lai c i;010°. superb description, and the Members ° l ' •1. ro t poration arc expected to attend itt td i c :ing A i 1 Her MAJESTY, previous to her hoo i r ~,- bit ' LORD MAYOR with her presence , " d-- 4 City National Schools...l, D A Y. DULNESS OF GLOUCESTER'S DIRT.-5 di turday was the Duchess of Gcovcg.3l.sfeted 'Ol day, when her Royal Highness c0r° 13 ,, n 00 r ,4 i 42d year. The QUEEN had a party in d ity ' 4 ' 0 1 (1 the day, at which all the Royal 19.901001, present, except Prince LEOPOLD and t tire ro ull e d) SussEx. Her Royal Highness in t ue ,„jion 11- ,p' the morning received visits of c onorat ul- ,,f 'l ( '''.4#l . Prince LEOPOLD, from the Dnfltess„ ", 0 1 - I v ;s' from the Prince and Princess of FlF ; t ss s l )§ s ', BOURG, from the Dukes of KENT a n `,. 6 0, 1 , f a - 1 0 from the Princess .Soenta of C-it,olicEs',l,ol" the Foreign Ministers and - their Ladie s ' " p i most of the official persons of distil td0,51 The Duchess of GLoircesTsa, th e y . i i i YORK and CLA4ENCE, visited her MAJEsrdayt If weather being remarkably mild Yes ter d e ns . QUEEN rode out in her chai r in the Pa r i p hind her Palace. r 40 011 1 On Saturday the Prince of Hssss L' O ` Od' ii i , attended by Baron O'NAGHTEN and it ~060, CAMPBELL, went to view several establi,"lo o. Yesterday his Serene Highness, attend" 01 run O'Naotarsx, rode on Horseback il l ' .. ct „ 0 01 ( park, &c. d 44 '' ol c Last night, after a day of unexpecte se en o il there were frequent flashes of lightning. 44 gi il k the metropolis. They produced a pc0101015ecl°0! effect , as they burst from behind an imme o rt , which stretched over the north-easte°, and 1 9 , the horizon, and they rendered its..varßu jestic outline distinctly visible. Y,~ ` 4 `. Pr( k 11.1 th. -111 ~i to I\! A Si r Sit